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Current and Finished Projects => Physical Models => Land => Topic started by: ScranJ51 on May 10, 2016, 03:32:52 PM

Title: German Plains 2
Post by: ScranJ51 on May 10, 2016, 03:32:52 PM

A US M113 column, recently arrived under the REFORGER exercise, stop to ask for directions from a M113 Motar bus.

(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4618/39895267974_fd3928497c_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/23MpFeQ)plains 2 001 (https://flic.kr/p/23MpFeQ) by David Freeman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/153018533@N06/), on Flickr

(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4605/26734907798_3946343fa7_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/GJtoEb)plains 2 002 (https://flic.kr/p/GJtoEb) by David Freeman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/153018533@N06/), on Flickr

(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4632/39895280024_49eb3bd9d4_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/23MpJPA)plains 2 003 (https://flic.kr/p/23MpJPA) by David Freeman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/153018533@N06/), on Flickr

(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4616/39711506335_918420df2b_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/23vaRiH)plains 2 006 (https://flic.kr/p/23vaRiH) by David Freeman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/153018533@N06/), on Flickr

As you can see, the mortar bus is deployed but with the tube still mounted in the vehicle - the base plate for dismounted firing is on the vehicle side.

The mortar crew have a rangerfinder set up, and a radio nearby.

(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4707/26734930558_227dc1a8ef_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/GJtvqA)plains 2 007 (https://flic.kr/p/GJtvqA) by David Freeman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/153018533@N06/), on Flickr


The dio is simply a thin layer of plaster over a board with some paint and grass applied:


the mortar bus crew are a mix of the figures for a dismounted mortar kit and from the plain M113 kit.  Additional figures are from the command set.

cotton is used to simulate the Don-10 cable that would attach the radio to the track, with a map (suitable shrunk on a photocopier!) on the desk/table:

(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4673/39711502005_b45cbc5869_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/23vaQ24)plains 2 005 (https://flic.kr/p/23vaQ24) by David Freeman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/153018533@N06/), on Flickr

(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4627/26734935128_19e8eb3eae_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/GJtwMo)plains 2 008 (https://flic.kr/p/GJtwMo) by David Freeman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/153018533@N06/), on Flickr

enjoy  ;)

Title: Re: German Plains 2
Post by: GTX_Admin on May 11, 2016, 03:22:11 AM

 :)

Title: Re: German Plains 2
Post by: Brian da Basher on May 11, 2016, 06:30:11 AM

Nice work, Scran! Those details and very well done figures really bring the scene to life! I especially like how you left some of the hatches open so we can peek inside. Gives a real idea of what it must've been like to be crew on one of those monsters.

Brian da Basher

Title: Re: German Plains 2
Post by: Kerick on May 11, 2016, 11:46:48 AM

I've had several of those figures in the parts box for a long time. Just might have to use them now that you made them look so good.

Title: Re: German Plains 2
Post by: ScranJ51 on March 04, 2018, 03:09:20 PM

photos from Photobucket replaced

Title: Re: German Plains 2
Post by: Jacques Deguerre on March 04, 2018, 11:44:39 PM

Good to see this one posted again. It makes me feel nostalgic for the days of flipping through the latest issue of Military Modeler back in the early to mid 80s.  :smiley:

Title: Re: German Plains 2
Post by: Claymore on March 05, 2018, 12:13:53 AM

Looking good  :smiley: